Touble with Yumas

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  1. rsjakp

    rsjakp Bristle Worm

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    I got a piece of live rock with about 11 Ricordea yumas on it about 3 weeks ago. When I brought it home and acclimated it two of the smaller yumas were partially hanging onto the rock and half off. I put the rock at mid point on a shelf rock of my 55 gal tank. My lighting is 2-PC 10k daylight and 2-PC actinic. My parameters have always been stable, the only reading is phosphate has been around 5 ppm in the last two weeks. since introducing the yumas the smaller ones about 4-5 have melted away and the larger ones have been shrinking. They seem to often be spewing something out of their mouths sometimes clear and sometimes brown in color. I have not had any experience with these any suggestions before I lose all of the yumas on the rock?

    thanks
     
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  2. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Do you have any other corals in the tank whats your other parameters? (Alk Ca SG NO4 NO3) How long has the tank been up? What other inhabitants are there?
     
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  3. rsjakp

    rsjakp Bristle Worm

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    corals are GSP, Trumpet Coral, Xenia, two small frags of Zoa's, Inhanitants are Dragon Goby, Kole Tang, 2 Perc Clowns, Starry Blenny, 3 Fire Fish, various snails, Hermits, cleaner Shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp
    Parameters
    SG 1.024
    temp 78
    ph 8.2
    ammonia 0
    Nitrite 0
    nitrate 5 ppm
    phos .25 (I got these mixed up on the original post)
    Calc 360
    alk 10
    Tank was an established tank that was resold to me, been up and running 4 1/2 months
     
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  4. thepanfish

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    Your params may be too good. My mushrooms did the same thing and I have all perfect params.
     
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  5. rsjakp

    rsjakp Bristle Worm

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    hmmm, well that may be a problem then. I only dose iodide onece a week, zoomax, phytomax, and fuel from aquavitro, I have not feed them, however when I feed my feather duster and trumpet with cyclops (frozen) I baste over them as well.
     
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  6. rsjakp

    rsjakp Bristle Worm

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    I figured they should have adjusted by now in the tank, and did your mushrooms come out of it or die?
     
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  7. thepanfish

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    The big ones just shriveled up real small and bleached a bit the way you described.
     
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  8. rsjakp

    rsjakp Bristle Worm

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    did you do anything for them or did they come out of it? Mine are just looking worse each day. The tips on the large ones are a little white but otherwise no change in color just at times hanging on partially and curling up and not fully extending.
     
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  9. thepanfish

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    No, I didn't know what more I could do, my tank is jut too clean.
     
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  10. rsjakp

    rsjakp Bristle Worm

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    Does anyone else have any suggestions?
     
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